The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-21
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He said He.BeIonged in Maine

WESTFIELD, Mass, FEB. 19.-ThlS town
has been visited this week by genuine
'dead-beat," who represented himself as a
travelling salesman for some large house in
Boston. He went to Smith & Rycrofts sta
bles and leased team to 60 to Ware for the
purpose of selling harnesses, promising to
return the team in two hours. Late in the
evening the team had not been returned, and
Mr.. Smith, upon inquiry, found that the fel-
low had called at r. f. Ponds harness shop
and represented that he was formerly super
intendent of the harness department in the
Maine State prison, and later had owned an
establishment in small town in Maine. At
ter swindling several people warrant was
issued for his arrest.
Continental Mills to Start Up.
LEWISTON, Feb. l9.-The Continental
Mills, which have been running with about
half their capacity for the past two years,
are about to be started up to the full extent
of the machinery. This is good news to
many people, both business men and opera
tives.
Strike at Auburn.
AUBURN, Feb. 19.-Craft's shoe manufac-
tory has been closed for several days. A
new machine for Furnishing was put in by
the proprietors, thus saving the labor of
about six men. The employees struck, and
as yet there is no prospect of a settlement.
Increased Business.
Messrs Gay, Woodman & Co., large shoe
manufacturers in Auburn, propose to en-
large their already extensive mandatory SO
as to meet the increasing demand upon their
business. Work Will begin as soon as spring
opens, and the capacity of the work will be
extended at least one-half.
Death of Groves.
WIscAssET, Feb. 19.-William b. Groves,
who was shot by Capt. W. II. Clark, Thurs
day night while trying to effect an entrance
into the latter's house at midnight, died from
his wound today. Groves had been married
to Clark's daughter, but the couple were di-
vorced ON account of Groves intemperate
habits. Tuesday night he went to Clark
house while intoxicated, created disturb
ance and tried to claim his divorced wife.
Returning again Thursday night he was
shot under the impression that he was bur-
glar. Clark is under arrest.
Lewiston Police Not Accommodated
LYNN, Mass, Feb. 19.--All attempts of the
police and newspaper men to findsout the ex-
act facts in the alleged attempt at suicide in
Lynn Of Charles A. Webb, the alleged Lew
iston defaulter, are fruitless. The Lewiston
police have sent for the details. but they can.
not be accommodated. People at the house
on Suffolk street, where Webb is now lying
with bullet hole in his head, will not say
one word, processing ignorance of any
shooting. The doctor who attended Webb
processes to have defective memory re.
garding the occurrence. The police thinl
they should have the facts, and there may b,
way under the law for them to be secured
Webb is gaining in strength.
Death of an Old Citizen.
BIDDEFoRD, Feb. 10. = Tristram Gold
thwaite, a leading and respected citizen
died this morning. aged so years. He repre-
sented this city in the legislature of '3S, -!
and Al. He was once a member of tn,
board Of assessors, was inspector of customs
of the port Of Saco under President Taylor
and was one Of the first keepers of Wood
Island light house. He was originally .
Whig but joined the Democratic pnrty in it
early days, and has since been a stauncl
partisan He was large zeal estate owner
Hills Beach and Biddeford Pool belongin
to him. Seven children survive him, anon
them Alderman Goldthwaite of Biddeford.
a Roof Falls In.
SKowHEGAN, Feb. 19.-Six inches of snoN
fell at Skowhegan Friday. About o'cloc
p. M, the roof of the large Storehouse 0
| Bixby & Goodwin fell in with a crash. TIL
damage will exceed $500. The building wa
new, having been built last summer at cos
of about $4,000. To-Day everybody is bus
clearing the snow off the roofs.
Marine News.
PRovINcETowN, Mass, Feb. 20. = Th
schooner S. A. Paine, Hawes, Rockland vi
Plymouth for New York, arrived here toda
with her cargo Of lime on fire. The yesst
has been sealed up.
The Provincetown schooner Blondel, Rol
ers, arrived at Wellfleet yesterday, from Bar
gor, via Portland and Gloucester, after on
of the longest passages on record, sailin
from Bangor Nov 22.